Battle of Tukaroi

VictorMughal armyMunim Khan; Raja Todar Mal

1575vs

Karrani sultanate of BengalDaud Khan Karrani; Gujar Khan

Daud Khan Karrani made his stand on the Odisha border. His general Gujar Khan nearly broke the Mughals, but was killed, and Daud gave up Bengal by treaty.

Date: 3 March 1575Where: Tukaroi, Balasore district, OdishaType: Battle

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“Battle of Tukaroi.” Hindu History, 2026, https://www.hinduhistory.in/battles/battle-of-tukaroi-1575/. Accessed .

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Hindu History. (2026). Battle of Tukaroi. Retrieved , from https://www.hinduhistory.in/battles/battle-of-tukaroi-1575/

Result

Daud was beaten and by the Treaty of Katak gave up Bengal and Bihar, keeping only Odisha.

01A near thing

After Patna, Munim Khan and Todar Mal pushed Daud out of Bengal and followed him into the north of Odisha. At Tukaroi, between Midnapore and Balasore, Daud turned. His vanguard under Gujar Khan, with elephants armoured in black hide, charged the Mughal centre and drove it back; Munim Khan himself was wounded and carried off by his horse. Then Gujar Khan was struck by an arrow and killed, and his men lost heart.

02The Treaty of Katak

Todar Mal held the Mughal wings firm, and when Gujar Khan fell the Afghan army gave way. Daud fled to Katak (Cuttack). There, in April 1575, he made peace with Munim Khan: he gave up Bengal and Bihar, acknowledged Akbar, and was allowed to keep Odisha. Todar Mal did not sign, judging the peace too soft. Munim Khan moved his seat to the old capital of Gaur, where he and many of his officers died of an epidemic that autumn.

Why it matters

Tukaroi gave Bengal to the Mughals for the first time; Daud broke the treaty within months, and the war ended at Rajmahal in 1576.